Attachment for towel cabinets



Jan. 1, 1929.

1,697,579 G. A. STEINER ATTACHMENT FOR TOWEL CABINETS Filed Aug. 50. 1922 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Ac e? Y [/v VENTO/' GEORGE STE/NEB #Tron/veras n Jan. l, 1929. 1,697,579 G. A. sTElNER ATTACHMENT FOR TOWEL CABINETS Filed Aug. so. 1922v 2 .2ans-sheet 2 #Tron/viera Patented Jan. 1, 1929.

-1 'UNITE' GEORGE A. STEINER, on SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, ASSIGNOE To STEINE?. SALES CoM- PANY, E SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, A ooEroRATIoN on UTAH.

AT'Juicieuvrislvr` Een TOWEL cAEIivETS.

Application led August 30, 1922. Serial No. 585,260.

y The object of my invention isto provide means for concealing and protecting the towel until such time as the user desires its delivery to a convenient point forv use. further object is to provide meansV for regulating the length of the clean towel so vdelivered .to the 'end that a cabinetcan Vbe readily adapted yfor delivering varying lengths of clean towel. v

Other objects of the invention will lappear from the following detailed description:

The invention consists generally in various constructions and combinations' all as hereinafter described and particularly pointed out in the claims. v i

In the accompanyingidrawings forming l part of this specification, i

vFigurev 1 Athrough a towel cabinet showing my inven-y tionapplied thereto.

Figure 2 is a side view of the lower portion of the cabinet showing the curtain or guardV device and the mechanism, for operating'it. .`Figure 3 is a sectional view von* the line 3 3 of Figure 2.

p VvFigure l is a detail sectional view showing` the means for varying the length of clean towel delivered. p

Figure 5 is a detail view of one of the feed rolls. y p

Figure 6 is; al sectional view on the line 6 6 of Figure 5. Y

Figure 7 is a modified construction and illustrates one'of the feed rolls expanded or enlarged to increasethelength of the' towel feed. Y i kFigure 8 is a sectional view on the line 8 8 ofFigure 7. Figure 9 isa Sectional view onthe line V9- .-9 of Figure7.U Y Y e In the drawing, 2 represents the side walls ofthe cabinet, 3, the door in thefront there- 'u of; and 4, the plate closing the top of the,

Y cabinet The sidewalls have guide ways 5` and` 52. e Into these guide ways, the towel rolls 6 and 7 for the ysoiledand cleantowels areV inserted,

l the guide ways having an upper horizontal. :Se section andan' inner vertical Section wherein.

the rolls rest by gravity.

.p l S'represents the feed rollfortheisoiled towel and 9the correspondingfroll for the,

'; clean tow'eLtlie towel rolls,` contacting by Lal gravity with the feed rolls "and being rels a vertical sectional view.

position as indicated in Figure 2. Y

volved as the Vfeed rolls are revolvedto dis- .Y i pense the clean towel from oneroll andwind up the soiled portion thereof on' `the other Vroll. On 'one side of the cabinet, a driving belt indicated by dotted .lines in Figures 1 $0v and L connects one feed Vroll with theiother so that when one :feed roll; is revolved, .a corresponding movement will 'be imparted tothe 'otherl roll. On the other side ofthe cabinet, the lower feed Vroll is provided with i a loosely mounted sprocket wheel l0 which has a ratchet connection at`11 with the feed Y roll, so that when the sprocket is revolved Vin one direction, `the feedr'oll will be moved also, but the sprocketv wheeljwillbe free to 7,0

revolve in another direction `without affect! Y ing the feed roll. This ratchet device'con- Sists vof fthe usual tooth-'engaging members, one of themV spring actuated, andthe other connected with the sprocket wheel as shownq';5 c in Figure 3. And asitisa common type Tof ratchet feed, I do vnot illustrate v. ori describe it more in detail herein. A st udg12fgisV Vmounted on the wall of the cabinet andan Y a tensionV spring 16 is connected with said K sheave and the side wall'of the casing. V`"This .85

spring is put under tension when the lsheave is rotated for the purpose of returning the 1 sheave andfsprocket to theirnormalposition `when released. A cord 17 is connected tothe sheave land entends downto atreadlel18- 90 mounted vat a-suitable point on the floorbe-v neath the cabinet., Normally, thetension of the vspring 16V will windthe :cord o n thel sheave andv hold the treadle. in Vits. .raised A bar 19 extends across theopen lower end of the casing, and a guard l2() is provided at ythe rear of the casing pivoted at 21 at a point' 1 above thesoiled towelroll andv depending in the lrear ofthe towelfroll and provided ati me i its lower en d with ashelf 22 which coop-y f y,crates with a flange 23 on the bar 19`to close the opening i thebottom of the cabinet and prevent access thereto.

l suitable guarden, preferably kif @new jr f mesh, form vertical 'continuations of the side walls of thecabinet, and protectthe towel Y from access' thereto-at the sides; space p between these` guards is. .provided'atv the r front of the cabinetthroughwhich theI .userigl may'reach, and Vdraw thecleanportion of the CII . vhousing 26 at the front of the cabinet, and

towel'out to a 'point where it can be conveniently used as indicatedby dotted lines in Figure 1. For the purpose Vvof closing this space or opening when the cabinet isnot in use, I` provide a roll 25 within a suitable having a sprocket 27'that is `engaged by the belt 14e. A iieXible curtain V27' is wound on the 'roll 25 and normally depends between the wire guards for the purpose of concealing the depending 'clean portion of the towel, and protecting it from dust and dirt or from being handled byinquisitive persons lstand- 'ing in frontof the cabinet.'l When a person wishes to use the cabinet, he 'willplaceihis'foot upon the treadle 18 and depress it.V The sheave 15will thereby be revolved Vand the feed rolls will be actuated todeliverva section of clean towel fi'omone roll and wind'up the soiled towel "on"the yother roll. `Ait-the saine time, Vthe sprocket wheel 27 will be revolved to wind up the curtain 27 and expose thespace beneath the cabinet-and` allow the vuser to reach in and pull out't-he clean towel to a point whereit Y can be conveniently used. As .soon as the user removes his foot from thetreadle, the

. spring 16 put under tension bythe depression of the treadle will return the sprockets Vto their normal position and drop the curtain kin front of theclean towelto the position shownin Figure 1. During this return f movement, the feed rolls will be stationary,

through the ratchet feed Vconnection of the sprocket wheel 10 with the lower feedV roll and ftheV position 'of thetowel will thereforeV i be `unaffected during this return movement of the sprockets and the lowering of the cur- 4() 'l towelI tai-n to its normal. position in front of the It is sometimes desirable to varyi the .'lengthof feed or the length of toweling to be usedin aacabinet. Normally, this is'gov- Vernedby the diameter of thefeed rolls; and

'I, therefore, provide means for varying the diameter of such krolls to theV end that the l` length of their peripheral surfaces maybe increased or decreased to effect an increasing changein the-length of feedo'f the towel.` "Referring now tofsheet2 of the drawings,

have shown the shaftsof the feed rollsv provided with a hub28 having av flange/ .29 jthereonin whichr slots SO'are formed to receive screws y31 which fit into the ends ofthe feed roll sections and hold vthem in their proper relative position. Upon loosening 'Y these, screws, theyfeedroll sectionsy maybe adjustedwtoward and from eachother to deycreaselor increase the lengtliofthe perip-h- Y feral surface` of the feed roll `and thereby vary :the lengthpf feed of the. towel." `In Figures ,.8 and9 7 'I have shown a modified construction which consists in mounting a f plate l32,' on theshaft'of the Mfeed roll having `radial slots 33 therein to l:receive screws 34 which are inserted (',liro-ugh said slots and into the ends of the feed roll sectionsin the manner described with referencey to Figures 5 and 6. A recess or seat is provided in each end of the roll to' receive theplates 32 as shown in Figure 9, their function being tofprevent the halves of the roll from turning on the screws 34 while the diameter ofv the roll is being adjusted. These feed rolls are equipped with the usual roughened surfaces 36 consisting of sand paper,.` rubber cr 1 other suitable" material which will grip the surface of the. towel and insure the revolu- .tion of the rolls to feed'the clean towel from .i

one roll 'and wind up the soiled portion thereof on the other roll.;y

I claim as my invention:

1. .A towel 4cabinet comprising cleanand soiled' towel rolls, feed rolls contactingre` L spectively with said clean'and soiled towell rolls and adapted to feed a loop of the clean 5 towel and normally maintain kthe same in a depending position within convenientjreach of the user, a curtain normally concealing the clean loopof towel', a roller for supporting the curtain, and an endless oper'- 42. AV towel holder c oinp'rising''a support` for clean and soiledtowel rolls', Iafloop of the clean towel normallyl dependinglwithin convenient reach of the Vuser,mechanism operated by the user forfeeding-the clean side of the depending loop, and'faiV curtain in front of said loop,y normally preventing access to the clean looprof towel, and means towel toa position for use, a guard on either.

for automatically rolling up the curtainby f the operation of the lfeed mechanism to. allow accessto the towel when' said 'feedingrnechf anisin is operated.V f f 3. Av towel :holder comprising asupport for a. roll ofclean toweling, a feed*r roll mounted for contact with the towel to feed vit 1 fromV the roll, said feed roll Vincluding a i hub portion, ahub axle and aj ratc'hetfbetween the hub portion and the axle, a longitudinallyk divided portion `forming two portions, yand means'for adjusting the"dividedV -V I Vportions toward *and from `'each-j other` toV *decrease or increase the diameterfofitheroll towel with each revolution of said' rolhf' and 'i and thereby vary Vthelength offeed-efy the mechanism within control ofthe towel user for oscillating the Vthefeed roll. Y

4.` -A towel holder.f,compris `ing"a;l support for clean and soiled towelrollsifeed rollsfo'r axle and'thus v revolving'V said towel rolls,` havi ng a'drivinfgconnectionbetween them', a curtain roll and curtain therefor, normally {'depending A in front .f'of Vthe loop of-clean# toweling, lia rsheavef havin g 1,697,579 `V n v3" a ratchet connection with one of said feed rolls, an operating cord for said sheave,

kroll and unwinding said curtain when the user releases said cord.

5.7A. towel holder comprising a support for a roll of clean towehng, a feed vroll `mounted for contact with the towel to feed it from its roll and' having a peripheral surface of greater length than the width of the towel web, said feed roll being composed of Alongitudinally divided sections extending from end to end thereof and hubs having radial flanges and slots therein, and screws adjustable in said slots and engaging Athe ends of said sections for increasing ,or decreasing the diameter of said roll and thereby changing the length of feed of the towel,l

an axle having thereon a ratchet connection to the hub, and means within control of the user for osclllatmg the said axle to cause the feed roll to feedthe towel in onedirection only. y

V6. A towel holder comprising a support for the clean and soiled towel rolls, feed rolls having a driving connection between them and contacting respectively with said clean and soiled towel rolls and having peripheral surfaces of greater length than the width of the towel web, said feed rolls being composed of longitudinally divided sections extending fromv end to end thereof and means for 'adjusting said sections toward land from one another to decrease or increase the diameter of the feed rolls and thereby vary the length of the clean towel 4.0

delivered, said sections having between them" `at oneend a hub, an axle and lratchet connections between the axle and hub, and mechanism actuated by the user of the clean towel for oscillating the axle to cause said k feed rolls to feed the towel in one direction;

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set i my vhandvthis 22nd day of August V1922.

y GEORGE A. STEINERQ` 

